Saturday, April 30, 2011
...in order to transfer wealth...
John Hinderaker:
As the nation embarks on a debate about how to restore fiscal sanity to our government, a debate that will dominate our politics for years to come, a sensible starting point would be to ask, what is the purpose of our federal government? Many believe, apparently, that the main function of government is to transfer wealth from the young and the middle-aged to the elderly. Let's put that theory on the table, and challenge its proponents to justify it.
